Part 2

Housing benefit and council tax benefit

Sections 32 and 33: interpretation
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1
This section has effect for the interpretation of sections 32 and 33.
2
The general conditions of entitlement are the conditions governing entitlement to housing benefit or council tax benefit provided for by Part 7 of the Contributions and Benefits Act.
3
The appropriate authority—
a
in relation to housing benefit is the local authority or housing authority which, immediately before the person concerned ceased to be entitled to the prescribed benefit, funded and administered the housing benefit to which he was entitled;
b
in relation to council tax benefit is the billing authority or, in Scotland, local authority which, immediately before the person concerned ceased to be entitled to the prescribed benefit, funded and administered the council tax benefit to which he was entitled.
4
The following expressions have the same meaning as in the Administration Act—
a
billing authority;
b
housing authority;
c
local authority.
5
Partner, in relation to a person, is a person who is a member of the same couple (within the meaning of Part 7 of the Contributions and Benefits Act) as that person.
6
Prescribed means prescribed by regulations.
S. 34 in force at 1.4.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/411, art. 2(1)(c)
S. 34 in force at 6.10.2008 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2008/411, art. 2(2)
Ss. 30-34 repealed (1.4.2013 for specified purposes) by Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5), s. 150(3), Sch. 14 Pt. 1; S.I. 2013/358, art. 8(c), Sch. 4 (with arts. 9, 10, Sch. 5)